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Rival groups of demonstrators clashed in Hong Kong and police made arrests in another weekend of mass protests after months of political unrest. Dozens of pro-Beijing protesters waved Chinese flags and chanted “support the police” at a mall in Kowloon Bay on Saturday, as pro-democracy demonstrators gathered, clad in black and wearing masks. After a standoff, members of the two sides began to fight, throwing punches and hitting each other with umbrellas before police separated them. At least one man was seen bleeding from the head. Riot police shut off entrances to the mall after the fight and police were seen subduing several protesters. Hundreds of anti-government protesters in masks and all-black outfits were also marching in Tin Shui Wai, a neighbourhood in Hong Kong’s New Territories, defying a police ban on the planned event. Saturday marks the 15th consecutive weekend of mass protests in Hong Kong, where demonstrations against the government have deeply divided … [Read more...] about Hong Kong enters 15th week of mass protests as unrest continues

Scott Sonner/AP Walker Lake sits 100 miles from Reno, Nevada. Conservationists have ensured that its water can legally be used to sustain wildlife. Loading... September 14, 2019 By Lauren Littell Staff writer @laurenlittell United StatesA desert lake near Reno, Nevada, is on the path to restoration, and conservationists’ work here could serve as a model for reclaiming other such lakes, which support fish and wildlife habitats. Walker Lake was fed by the Walker River, which had been used primarily for cattle and crops, so very little water reached the lake. Money was appropriated by Congress so conservationists could purchase water rights for the benefit of the lake. The only problem: a 1936 law that made it illegal to tap water from the river for anything other than ranching and farming. After legal wrangling by advocates, water began flowing again into Walker Lake. A conservationist told the Reno Gazette-Journal that this is just the … [Read more...] about Points of Progress: A lake’s path to restoration, and more

Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Sept. 14, 2019, 9:43 AM UTC By LONDON — Former British Prime Minister David Cameron says he is "truly sorry" for the chaos and division caused by Brexit, but still defends holding the vote that triggered Britain's messy divorce from the European Union. After taking office in 2010, Cameron campaigned for the U.K. to remain in the E.U. after calling the June 2016 referendum. He resigned the morning after the country voted to leave. "I am truly sorry to have seen the country I love so much suffer uncertainty and division in the years since then," Cameron said in an interview published Saturday. Parliament is currently suspended as part of an effort by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to force through his hardline Brexit plans. Related News News Robes, Black Rod and flamingos: The U.K. shuts down Parliament But Johnson, … [Read more...] about Former British PM Cameron ‘truly sorry’ for Brexit divisions

An asteroid double the size of the Shard will pass by Earth on Saturday night, NASA scientists have said. The space rock, known as Asteroid 2000 QW7, is set to fly by around three million miles from Earth at 14,361mph, according to the US space agency's jet propulsion laboratory.The asteroid is approximately between 300 and 600 metres wide, according to NASA data, but it poses no danger.In comparison, the Shard, the tallest building in the UK, stands at 309.7 metres high.The 2000 QW7 will be the second of two relatively medium-sized asteroids to pass Earth in a day. Advertisement The other asteroid, 2010 CO1, is somewhat smaller, being between 120 and 260 metres, and was due to pass Earth early Saturday morning. K2-18b: Water vapour discovery means giant 'super-Earth' could support life "These asteroids have been well observed - one since 2000 and the other since 2010 - and their orbits are very well known," said Lindley Johnson, planetary defence officer … [Read more...] about Two asteroids to pass by Earth in a day, says NASA

Robert Frank, one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century, whose visually raw and personally expressive style was pivotal in changing the course of documentary photography, died Monday in Inverness, Nova Scotia. He was 94. His death, at Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital on Cape Breton Island, was confirmed by Peter MacGill, whose Pace-MacGill Gallery in Manhattan has represented Frank’s work since 1983. Frank, a Manhattan resident, had long had a summer home in Mabou, on Cape Breton Island. Born in Switzerland, Frank emigrated to New York at the age of 23 as an artistic refugee from what he considered to be the small-minded values of his native country. He was best known for his groundbreaking book, “The Americans,” a masterwork of black and white photographs drawn from his cross-country road trips in the mid-1950s and published in 1959. “The Americans” challenged the presiding mid-century formula for photojournalism, defined by … [Read more...] about Robert Frank, pivotal documentary photographer, dies